I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius

I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius – 045

EP.45 First Awakening (2)

Jin Se-rin’s growth mechanism is unique.

While ordinary awakened individuals can enhance their abilities through training, hunting, potions, and the like, none of these were of any use to Jin Se-rin.

This was due to the influence of her trait, 《Chosen One》.

Jin Se-rin could only grow through the 《Illuminating One》, the constellation chosen by herself, dictated by the trait 《Chosen One》.

However, this was not a weakness but a strength.

If one accepted the fate demanded by the constellation, they could directly receive the divine power from the constellation.

This power was a formidable mythical force that ordinary awakened individuals couldn’t hope to match even after countless days of training, hunting, and potion consumption.

And now, at this moment.

The mark of the 《Chosen One》 engraved on her right hand signaled its time had come.

Filled with potent magic, it awaited its manifestation.

“Se… Se-rin!”

“Huh!?”

“Just a moment, take off your top!”

To properly assess her condition, they needed to see the 《Great Saint Mark》 engraved on her back.

“What!? Wha… why all of a sudden!? Right now!?”

“Sorry! It’s urgent! Quickly!”

“Oh, no… What!? Urgent! What’s happening!?”

“There’s something building up there! We need to release it now!”

“Huh!?”

At Kang Seo-jun’s sudden demand, Jin Se-rin’s eyes widened in surprise.

Honestly, having gone as far as kissing, she thought they were ready to take the next step soon… but she didn’t expect it to be today.

‘Oh, no! That’s it!’

Kang Seo-jun’s urgency wasn’t out of the blue.

When two lovers are together in the same bed, isn’t it natural for the next event to follow?

‘Ah! I should have been more thorough with my hygiene and put on perfume…! I was too careless!’

Nevertheless, even if that’s the case, demanding it so abruptly…

‘S-Seo-jun must have been really urgent!’

Right! Yeah! That makes sense! He must have been unable to bear it without me!

‘Anyway~ It seems like I’m indispensable! Oh well~’

But…! At least some preparation beforehand…!

“T-then, can I quickly go wash up before?”

“Huh? Why?”

“W-well!”

First… no, cleanliness is important!

“Um. I’m sorry, but I don’t want to delay any longer. If possible, now. Quickly.”

“Th-that much!?”

Jin Se-rin’s mouth hung open in surprise.

– Huh! –

Seated upright, Kang Seo-jun placed his hand on Jin Se-rin’s shoulder.

“It’ll only take a moment.”

“H-hi, h-hey! G-gently…!”

“Just need to check the Great Saint Mark on your back.”

“…Huh?”

For a moment, Jin Se-rin blinked, her face turning red for a different reason.

“I-it’s that? Then say it quickly!”

“?”

Mumbling incomprehensibly, Jin Se-rin settled back down.

“I-it’s only thirty seconds…!”

Jin Se-rin unbuttoned her pajamas and hesitantly revealed her snowy-white back.

“Indeed…”

“Uh, wow…”

Kang Seo-jun admired Jin Se-rin’s unassuming back with the eyes of a connoisseur.

The Great Saint Mark of the 《Chosen One》 engraved on her back.

With tremendous power pulsating beneath the symbol representing the 《Illuminating One》 constellation.

[The 《First Awakening Condition》 of the heroine 《Jin Se-rin》 has been fully satisfied.]

“I didn’t expect the awakening to happen this quickly.”

Jin Se-rin’s First Awakening condition wasn’t supposed to be fulfilled at such an early stage.

There were typically two main methods to fulfill the First Awakening condition.

One was to hunt a certain number of evil-aligned monsters like undead or demons,

and the other was to form a deep relationship with a being favored by the light attribute onstellation.

Either method usually took at least one semester to fulfill.

‘But in this chapter, Jin Se-rin managed to satisfy the First Awakening condition even before the midterm exams.’

Kang Seo-jun seemed to understand the reason behind it.

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《Item》

▶Record of Destiny

◆Grade:

[Rare]

It was an item never seen before.

◆Description:

A parchment with some memories from the previous round recorded. When used, you can see the memories of the previous round recorded on the parchment. It consumes mana when used.

When used by an NPC, the NPC can only view memories related to themselves.

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The rapid deepening of the relationship with Kang Seo-jun through the Record of Destiny was the cause.

Due to forming a deep relationship with Kang Seo-jun, who is favored by all constellations with the trait 《Favored One》, it was clear that the First Awakening condition was fulfilled at such an early stage.

‘To the constellations. Always thankful.’

Kang Seo-jun silently prayed.

Thanks to the protection and luck of the constellations, the specs of his reliable right-hand man were greatly enhanced in a short period.

Kang Seo-jun intended to make the most of the opportunity provided by the constellations.

“Just a moment, I’ll touch it.”

“Y-you’re touching it!? Th-there’s fif…teen seconds left… Ugh!”

As Kang Seo-jun’s cold hand, afflicted with acrocyanosis, touched Jin Se-rin’s back, she flinched like a bowstring.

Kang Seo-jun placed his hand on the Great Saint Mark to read more information.

By infusing mana with his hand and connecting it to the Eye of Providence, much more detailed and diverse information was displayed.

Kang Seo-jun quickly sifted through the myriad of information to find the important points.

[A massive untapped power has been discovered.]

[A pure untapped power still exists.]

[Untapped mana of light is still pulsating.]

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.

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Powerful energies scattered throughout the Great Saint Mark like galaxies, left unattended.

Depending on how these powers were tapped, the results could vary widely.

It was like a kind of Tetris.

Organizing the energies meticulously could maximize their potential, but if not properly harnessed, the untapped powers could dissipate outside the body, rendering the awakening itself futile.

If Jin Se-rin had to harness this power solely by her own strength, the effect of her awakening wouldn’t have been so dramatic.

However.

‘I can absorb all of these powers into Jin Se-rin without a single 0.00001% loss.’

With the assistance of Kang Seo-jun, who could read all powers and circuits through the Eye of Providence, harnessing the power of the First Awakening without any loss was a given.

‘”Here, with luck adjustments and the dimensional shop, we can surpass the maximum growth potential.’

Utilizing all the abilities Kang Seo-jun possessed could lead to a growth potential surpassing 1.5 times the maximum.

“Se-rin.”

– Shrrrrk! –

– Thud thud thud! –

Kang Seo-jun poured out bundles of items necessary for harnessing, such as ‘Blessed Holy Water of the Cherished Saint’ and ‘Fragment of Purified Soul’ and said.

“Let’s do it now.”

“What… what, what, what’s all this!? H-huh, huh!”

Jin Se-rin jumped in surprise at the pile of items stacked on the bed.

“Where did all these come from!? What is this?!”

“These are the ingredients to make you a true saint from now on.”

“T-t-t-true?! Wha… what!?”

“You’ll see when you look.”

Kang Seo-jun grabbed Jin Se-rin’s shoulders and straightened her back.

“Ugh!? Uh, ugh!?”

“Straighten your back properly. From now on, I’ll tell you everything.”

“What?!?!”

Jin Se-rin’s mind was still counting the thirty seconds.

It was the moment when it turned completely white.

About three minutes passed from then.

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Lim Chae-Won’s dorm room.

“Ah, ugh…”

Lim Chae-Won struggled with difficult mana formula problems, lying face down on her desk.

“It’s hard…”

As Lim Chae-Won tapped her pen and reached for an energy drink, a strange sound from beyond the wall caught her sensitive senses.

– Huh! –

“?”

– Uh-

– Huh! –

“What, what!?”

Lim Chae-Won, straightening her back, widened her eyes and stared intensely at the wall.

Although she couldn’t see beyond the wall, this sound was definitely…!?

– Uh! –

“Gasp!!”

The sound when a man and a woman make history.

It seemed like that sound.

Of course, if it were just that, it would have been embarrassing and over, but…

‘It’s Jin Se-rin’s voice!’

The key point was that the moan belonged to Jin Se-rin, the darling of the Seongjin Group.

“What, what’s happening in the next room!?!?”

Lim Chae-Won hurriedly found a glass on the sink.

It was to hear the sounds from beyond the wall more clearly.

‘It’s purely to obtain information about the protagonist! Absolutely not out of personal curiosity!’

– Tremble tremble. –

Justifying it like that, Lim Chae-Won carefully pressed the glass against the wall with trembling hands.

– Mumble mumble. –

‘Hmm… Can’t hear well….’

She perked up her ears and maximized her B-grade senses.

– Whoosh! –

Every fiber of her body tingled, and her vision expanded more than twice its usual width.

At this moment, she could even hear the faint vibrations of air particles.

[Se-rin! Gently, just a little!]

“Gasp!”

The voice she heard immediately after was a man’s, hoarse and strained.

It was Kang Seo-jun’s unforgettable voice.

– Thump! –

Lim Chae-Won quickly covered her gaping mouth with her hand and continued to listen intently.

Huh! This feels… good!

[Se-rin! Calm down! You might break it! Gently! Be gentle!]

[Stop it! Don’t! Ugh! Ugh!]

[Not inside! It’s outside! Outside!! Ugh!!]

[Aaah!!]

[Ohhh!!]

‘No way!? Are they really doing that!? What kind of feeling is that! Oh, no, not that! It’s a violation of rules!!’

– Thud…. –

The glass against the wall fell to the floor with a light thud.

“Ah!”

No, it’s too early to judge.

‘They could be playing a game! I don’t know what kind of game it is! Let’s listen more! It’s to prevent misunderstandings! Absolutely not out of personal curiosity!!’

Lim Chae-Won picked up the fallen glass and pressed it against the wall again.

– Heheuk… heuk… –

– Gasp… whoosh… whoosh… –

“……”

Beyond the wall, the hot breaths of the two lovers mingled.